Abstract: A dynamically adaptive network element telemetry system, leveraging the functionality of a high speed communications network comprising a network element telemetry infrastructure comprised of at least one Performance Monitor (PM) server computer and at least one, and preferably a plurality of Data Collection (DC) node computers comprising a Data Collection Process (DCP) comprising a command handler. The system further comprises a Single Distributed Arena (SDA) encompassing the network element telemetry infrastructure to form a single large parallel virtual application wherein the DCP further comprises a run time telemetry parameter operational change application. The SDA further comprises a telemetry control and collected data filter application providing the primary interface between the DCP and the SDA and a performance telemetry controller to enable the suspension, resumption or change of the parameters of performance telemetry for any network element.

Abstract: A dynamically adaptive network element telemetry system, leveraging the functionality of a high speed communications network comprising a network element telemetry infrastructure comprised of at least one Performance Monitor (PM) server computer and at least one, and preferably a plurality of Data Collection (DC) node computers comprising a Data Collection Process (DCP) comprising a command handler. The system further comprises a Single Distributed Arena (SDA) encompassing the network element telemetry infrastructure to form a single large parallel virtual application wherein the DCP further comprises a run time telemetry parameter operational change application. The SDA further comprises a telemetry control and collected data filter application providing the primary interface between the DCP and the SDA and a performance telemetry controller to enable the suspension, resumption or change of the parameters of performance telemetry for any network element.

Abstract: A high performance relational database management system, leveraging the functionality of a high speed communications network, comprising at least one performance monitor server computer connected to the network for receiving network management data objects from at least one data collector node device so as to create a distributed database. A histogram routine running on the performance monitoring server computers partitions the distributed database into data hunks. The data hunks are then imported into a plurality of delegated database engine instances running on the performance monitoring server computers so as to parallel process the data hunks. A performance monitor client computer connected to the network is then typically used to access the processed data to monitor object performance.

Abstract: A high performance distributed discovery system, leveraging the fuctionality of a high speed communications network, for the discovery of the network topology of a high speed data network. The system comprises a plurality of discovery engines on at least one, and preferably a plurality of data collection node computers that poll and register managed network objects with the resulting distributed record compilation forming a distributed network topology database that is selectively accessed by at least one performance monitoring server computer to provide for network management. A plurality of discovery engine instances are located on the data collection node computers on a ratio of one engine instance to one central processing unit so as to provide for the parallel processing of the distributed network topology database.